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Creek, Twenty Mile Creek and Jordan Harbour. It is also occasionally sighted near the Welland Canal inthe Port Robinson area, although not recently. Some historic reports have not identified this species aspresent in Niagara (Weller and Oldham, 1986) or Riley et. al (1992) although historic records andphysical evidence exists in NHIC/OHS database and local MNR files (Table 1). An observation was alsoincorrectly added to the Wainfleet Bog list which is now believed to be from the nearby Mud Lake area.Several other references inconsistancies exist for the study area however the most up to date list ofherpetofaunal species for the NAI study area is located in Table 1.Table 1: Summary of Background Records of Herpetofaunal Species from the Niagara Study Area.Last Column Confirms the species as locally found in Niagara during the NAI study.(X- not found or reported; Ex = extirpated; intro = introduced; revised = updated historic records; √ =present in study area; blank= not discussed)Data SourceConfirmationCommon NameWellerandOldham1986Plourdeet. al1989Rileyet.al.1992NHIC /OHSrecordsLocalMNRfilesNiagara NAILocal SpeciesAMPHIBIANS OF NIAGARA AREAWood Frog √ √ √ √ √Western Chorus Frog √ √ √ √ √Spring Peeper √ √ √ √ √Gray Tree frog √ √ √ √ √Northern Leopard Frog √ √ √ √ √Pickerel Frog X X √ √ √Green Frog √ √ √ √ √American Bullfrog √ √ √ √ √American Toad √ √ √ √ √Fowler's Toad X √ X √ √ √Red-spotted Newt √ √ √ √ √Northern Dusky Salamander √ √ √ √ √Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander√updated√√Northern Spring Salamander Ex √ √ Ex XEastern Red-backed Salamander √ √ √ √ √Four-toed Salamander X √ X √ √ √Common Mudpuppy √ √ √ √Blue-spotted Salamander X √ √ √ √Jefferson Salamander X √ X X XJefferson X Blue-spotted Salamander,Jefferson genome dominates√ √ √ √Spotted Salamander √ √ √ √ √Natural Heritage Areas Inventory, 2010 12-4